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About AFI

The American Film Institute (AFI) is the preeminent national organization dedicated to advancing and preserving film, television and other forms of the moving image. AFI's programs promote innovation and excellence through teaching, presenting, preserving and redefining this art form.

AFI thesis films have won or been nominated for many festivals and awards including the Oscars, Student Academy Awards, Director's Guild of America Awards, American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) awards, and top honors from the American Cinema Editors (ACE).

The AFI Conservatory awards the Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree and is world-renowned for its dedication to the moving image arts. It is a place where advanced professional training nurtures the talents of those men and women who will become leading storytellers in the global motion picture and television professions.

Notable Alumni

DIRECTORS	CINEMATOGRAPHERS
Patty Jenkins MONSTER	Caleb Deschanel THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST
David Lynch MULHOLLAND DRIVE	Janusz Kaminski SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
Darren Aronofsky REQUIEM FOR A DREAM	Robert Richardson THE AVIATOR
John McTiernan DIE HARD	Wally Pfister BATMAN BEGINS
Terrence Malick THE THIN RED LINE	EDITORS
Jon Avnet FRIED GREEN TOMATOES	Victor DuBois THE LAST SAMURAI
Amy Heckerling CLUELESS	Steven Rosenblum BRAVEHEART
Mark Waters MEAN GIRLS	Alan Oxman WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE
Todd Field IN THE BEDROOM	Howard E. Smith GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS

For more information about AFI, please vist the website - www.afi.com.